WINNIPEG - Third year outside hitter Casey Schouten had 25 kills to lead the Winnipeg Wesmen to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-23) pre-season sweep over the Brandon University Bobcats Wednesday night in the Dr. David F. Anderson Gymnasium in Winnipeg.
Schouten also finished the match with three service aces and a pair of blocks. David Bommersbach finished with eight kills. Josh McKay had eight digs and Garrett Jones also had two blocks.
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Sebastien Steigmeier led the Bobcats with 17 kills.Â
Both teams showed their pre-season rust in the early stages of the opening set with numerous serving errors on both sides. Once the teams settled down Winnipeg led 16-14 at the technical timeout. Brandon stayed within reach of the Wesmen but kills down the stretch by Schouten paced Winnipeg to a 25-22 first set victory.
Winnipeg carried their momentum into the second set racing out to a 16-12 lead. The Wesmen took advantage of some Brandon errors late in the set and eventually took control of the match winning the second set 25-19.Â
Brandon seemed to find their game in the early part of the third set. The Bobcats took a 16-12 advantage in the technical timeout. The Wesmen responded going on a 6-2 run to tie the score at 18-18. The teams exchanged points down the stretch until kills by Schouten and Bommersbach paced Winnipeg to a 25-23 win in the set to complete the match.
The Wesmen and Bobcats will continue their pre-season schedules at the University of Regina Cougars Invitational taking place this Friday to Sunday.
